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NALT Full

Fields of Study
engineering
environmental engineering

Research, Technology, Methods
engineering
environmental engineering

Preferred term

environmental engineering

Type

Topic

Definition

The branch of engineering relating to the environment, especially water and waste management.
Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

engineering

Related concepts

Synonyms

climate engineering
cloud brightening
geoengineering
geo-environmental engineering
geoenvironmental engineering
marine cloud brightening
solar radiation management

In other languages

Ingeniería ambiental

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/136602

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